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Disabled Mohammed Karim Khader, 80, is carried on the shoulder of a man on his way to cast his vote in the northern Kurdish city of Suleimaniya Sunday Jan. 30, 2005. Iraqi Kurds flocked to polling stations in northern Iraq (news - web sites) to take part in elections they hope will herald a new era for their long-oppressed community.(AP Photo/Patrick Baz, Pool)
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Women que from early morning hours in front of the polling station in downtown Erbil, Sunday, Jan. 30. 2005. Kurds in scores attended election in hope to gain significant voice in the interim Iraqi Parliament. (AP Photo/Sasa Kralj)